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How
Was It For You Yuzawa
2001/2002 Season - Part 4 |
Ever wondered just how many people hit the slopes in a season
here in Japan?
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So how did ten of
the main resorts in one of the main snow regions of Japan fare during the
2003/4 season?
Well, unfortunately not as well as they might have hoped.
Only two resorts - Kagura Mitsumata and GALA Yuzawa - saw an overall increase in
the number of skiers and
snowboarders visiting their slopes compared to the previous season.
Both of those resorts are located higher up than the others in the town, and
so they can benefit from any early and heavy snowfalls. This means that
they are able to open early
and stay open longer at the end of the season - which is exactly what happened
last season due to the healthy early snowfalls. However, a closer inspection shows that even for those two resorts
that had positive results for the season as a whole,
the statistics for the peak months of January, February and March are all down
on last season.
The biggest drop
in numbers was at the once very popular and trendy Kandatsu Kogen, showing a
decrease of over 13%. Rumors about the future of that resort and one or
two others were circulating in late spring, but rumors is all they were - with
all of the resorts seemingly busy preparing for the coming season....
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NAEBA
2,260,300
-3.2% |
KAGURA
MITSUMATA
371,500
+10.2% |
KAGURA
TASHIRO
99,800
-9.1% |
IWAPPARA
535,650
-7.1% |
GALA
YUZAWA
288,160
+1.7% |
KANDATSU
KOGEN
472,180
-13.5% |
NASPA
SKI GARDEN
115,860
-1.2% |
YUZAWA
KOGEN
97,230
-2.3% |
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YUZAWA
PARK
91,050
-10.3% |
YUZAWA
NAKAZATO
266,500
-10.4% |
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The main numbers
above indicate the total number of guests at each
resort during the season, while the percentages indicate the change
compared to the previous season |
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NAEBA RESORT
(resort
page on Snow Japan here)
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NAEBA
RESORT
|
|
Month
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
|
Season
|
|
'95/'96
|
|
23,000
|
380,600
|
791,600
|
741,600
|
741,200
|
111,000
|
22,700
|
|
'96/'97
|
4,000
|
26,000
|
438,000
|
727,200
|
645,000
|
684,400
|
75,800
|
9,800
|
|
'97/'98
|
2,400
|
27,000
|
441,000
|
743,400
|
670,000
|
705,700
|
89,000
|
14,300
|
|
'98/'99
|
3,700
|
24,000
|
367,000
|
742,000
|
678,000
|
679,000
|
79,000
|
11,050
|
|
'99/'00
|
|
20,200
|
311,600
|
717,000
|
656,600
|
631,500
|
80,500
|
13180
|
|
'00/'01
|
|
21,500
|
311,600
|
609,500
|
603,800
|
606,400
|
62,000
|
7,900
|
| '01/'02 |
|
7,200 |
339,500 |
641,200 |
621,100 |
660,100 |
55,800 |
10,800 |
| '02/'03
|
|
8,500 |
377,900 |
653,200 |
568,800 |
594,100 |
49,000 |
8,800 |
|
Season
|
TOTAL NUMBER
OF GUESTS
|
MONTHLY
ANALYSIS
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to last season
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to 1996
|
|
'95/'96
|
2,811,700
|
November
|
111.3%
|
40.0%
|
|
'96/'97
|
2,610,200
|
December
|
101.9%
|
99.3%
|
|
'97/'98
|
2,692,800
|
January
|
91.6%
|
82.5%
|
|
'98/'99
|
2,583,750
|
February
|
90.0%
|
76.7%
|
|
'99/'00
|
2,430,580
|
March
|
87.8%
|
80.1%
|
|
'00/'01
|
2,222700
|
April
|
81.5%
|
44.1%
|
|
'01/'02
|
2,335,700
|
May
|
97.0%
|
38.8%
|
|
'02/'03
|
2,260,300
|
SEASON
|
96.8%
|
80.4%
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KAGURA MITSUMATA RESORT
(resort
page on Snow Japan here)
|
KAGURA
MITSUMATA RESORT
|
|
Month
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
|
Season
|
|
'95/'96
|
|
2,500
|
60,000
|
77,000
|
72,000
|
90,000
|
65,000
|
25,000
|
|
'96/'97
|
|
6,200
|
103,000
|
80,000
|
62,000
|
95,000
|
62,000
|
20,000
|
|
'97/'98
|
|
100
|
115,000
|
81,000
|
62,000
|
95,000
|
60,000
|
10,000
|
|
'98/'99
|
|
4,000
|
90,000
|
50,000
|
46,000
|
68,000
|
55,000
|
25,000
|
|
'99/'00
|
|
3,500
|
80,000
|
80,000
|
62,000
|
75,000
|
60,000
|
27,000
|
|
'00/'01
|
|
3,000
|
98,000
|
60,000
|
57,000
|
69,000
|
60,000
|
28,000
|
|
'01/'02
|
|
3,500 |
67,000 |
59,000 |
55,000 |
78,500 |
55,000 |
19,000 |
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'02/'03
|
|
30,000 |
85,000 |
57,000 |
52,000 |
72,500 |
53,000 |
22,000 |
|
Season
|
TOTAL NUMBER
OF GUESTS
|
MONTHLY
ANALYSIS
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to last season
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to 1996
|
|
'95/'96
|
391,500
|
November
|
857.1%
|
1200%
|
|
'96/'97
|
428,200
|
December
|
126.9%
|
141.7%
|
|
'97/'98
|
423,100
|
January
|
96.6%
|
74.0%
|
|
'98/'99
|
338,000
|
February
|
94.5%
|
72.2%
|
|
'99/'00
|
387,500
|
March
|
92.4%
|
80.5%
|
|
'00/'01
|
375,000
|
April
|
96.4%
|
81.5%
|
|
'01/'02
|
337,000
|
May
|
115.8%
|
88.0%
|
|
'02/'03
|
371,500
|
SEASON
|
110.2%
|
94.9%
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KAGURA TASHIRO RESORT
(resort
page on Snow Japan here)
|
KAGURA
TASHIRO RESORT
|
|
Month
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
|
Season
|
|
'95/'96
|
|
|
14,000
|
24,000
|
21,000
|
23,000
|
20,000
|
8,100
|
|
'96/'97
|
|
|
32,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
|
30,000
|
21,000
|
8,600
|
|
'97/'98
|
|
|
32,000
|
26,500
|
20,000
|
30,000
|
24,000
|
|
|
'98/'99
|
|
|
22,000
|
17,000
|
16,000
|
24,000
|
21,000
|
9,000
|
|
'99/'00
|
|
|
20,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
|
21,000
|
17,000
|
10,500
|
|
'00/'01
|
|
|
25,000
|
18,000
|
18,300
|
21,300
|
19,600
|
10,500
|
| '01/'02 |
|
|
18,000 |
19,000 |
19,500 |
28,100 |
17,200 |
8,000 |
| '02/'03 |
|
|
23,000 |
17,000 |
18,000 |
18,500 |
15,500 |
7,800 |
|
Season
|
TOTAL NUMBER
OF GUESTS
|
MONTHLY
ANALYSIS
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to last season
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to 1996
|
|
'95/'96
|
110,100
|
November
|
---
|
---
|
|
'96/'97
|
136,600
|
December
|
127.8%
|
164.3%
|
|
'97/'98
|
132,500
|
January
|
89.5%
|
70.8%
|
|
'98/'99
|
109,000
|
February
|
92.3%
|
85.7%
|
|
'99/'00
|
113,500
|
March
|
65.8%
|
80.4%
|
|
'00/'01
|
112,700
|
April
|
90.1%
|
77.5%
|
|
'01/'02
|
109,800
|
May
|
97.5%
|
96.3%
|
|
'02/'03
|
99,800
|
SEASON
|
90.9%
|
90.1%
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IWAPPARA RESORT
(resort
page on Snow Japan here)
|
IWAPPARA
RESORT
|
|
Month
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
|
Season
|
|
'95/'96
|
|
|
110,100
|
326,300
|
331,500
|
288,500
|
35,600
|
|
|
'96/'97
|
|
|
50,800
|
236,300
|
333,700
|
266,900
|
9,600
|
|
|
'97/'98
|
|
|
6,000
|
188,200
|
338,300
|
238,500
|
4,500
|
|
|
'98/'99
|
|
|
10,000
|
287,800
|
298,800
|
193,700
|
10,200
|
|
|
'99/'00
|
|
|
61,400
|
237,700
|
269,000
|
174,500
|
13,700
|
|
|
'00/'01
|
|
|
50,200
|
214,200
|
224,500
|
141,000
|
8,630
|
|
|
'01/'02
|
|
|
58,070 |
197,500 |
203,800 |
115,630 |
1,650 |
|
|
'02/'03
|
|
|
47,350 |
184,800 |
180,600 |
120,600 |
2,300 |
|
|
Season
|
TOTAL NUMBER
OF GUESTS
|
MONTHLY
ANALYSIS
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to last season
|
YEAR ON YEAR
COMPARISON
Compared
to 1996
|
|
'95/'96
|
1,092,000
|
November
|
---
|
---
|
|
'96/'97
|
897,300
|
December
|
81.5%
|
43.0%
|
|
'97/'98
|
775,500
|
January
|
93.6%
|
56.6%
|
|
'98/'99
|
800,500
|
February
|
88.6%
|
54.5%
|
|
'99/'00
|
756,300
|
March
|
104.3%
|
41.8%
|
|
'00/'01
|
638,530
|
April
|
139.4%
|
6.5%
|
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